#drunken boat

[lifeinpoetry]

We harm our stunning bodies. We repent

every time. Forever climbing out from our mud into your mess

— Eugenia Leigh, from “Now Show Me Your Glory,” published in Drunken Boat

[bostonpoetryslam]

I’m very interested in the idea of forgiveness, but I’m also very very leery of poetry that seeks clemency. Poetry that looks to exonerate the poet. I think the performance of contrition is endlessly fascinating, especially in a spiritual context, and mining the vernacular of that has been useful for me in my work. But I would never want to place the actual burden of forgiveness on a reader, to turn them into some kind of judge to lay my sins before and expect them to render a Not Guilty verdict. That kind of writing inevitably falls flat to me because the author already has a preconceived idea of what the reader’s response should be. I’m skeptical of shoulds in poetry.

Kaveh Akbar, interviewed by Claudia F. Savage for Drunken Boat

[lifeinpoetry]

Here, in a seed, is a cyborg: A bleeding girl, dragging a knife through the sand. An imaginary girl who dreams of becoming trash.

— Franny Choi, from “A Brief History of Cyborgs,” published in Drunken Boat

[jwhite65]

Experiences with the Criminal Justice System

Experiences with the Criminal Justice System

Today’s guest is Dr. Ravi Shankar who is a Professor, author, Pushcart Prize-Winning poet, and editor of more than 15 books and chapbooks of poetry. Ravi Shankar is the Founder of Drunken Boat, One of the world’s oldest journals of the arts. Ravi Shankar is the author of  Correctional, A Memoir. Ravi Shankar discusses why he wrote this book and his experiences with the criminal justice system,…

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[pwrn51]

Experiences with the Criminal Justice System

Experiences with the Criminal Justice System

Today’s guest is Dr. Ravi Shankar who is a Professor, author, Pushcart Prize-Winning poet, and editor of more than 15 books and chapbooks of poetry. Ravi Shankar is the Founder of Drunken Boat, One of the world’s oldest journals of the arts. Ravi Shankar is the author of  Correctional, A Memoir. Ravi Shankar discusses why he wrote this book and his experiences with the criminal justice system,…

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[stevepotterwrites]

Two shorties published in Drunken Boat

[honeymooninthefridge]

Christine Herzer, The facial: Drunken Boat, #14

[nlbfmastering]

Mastering Steel Chains “s/t” Mastering Steel Chains "s/t" on Dirt Cult Records. "The debut 7" from one of my current favorite PDX punk bands, Steel Chains.